Thanks for the help! I'll make sure to pick something else, I haven't tried all the weapons or hulls yet, is there anything close to this combination (preferably not too costly, hehe)

Hey, I'm pretty new to the game and looking for advice. I'm currently using Hunter + Smoki, it's my favorite combination, and I intend to 'main' it. However, I've just noticed that I need to be Warrant Officer 4 in order to first upgrade my Hunter... and that powerspike is huge. So, my problem is; I don't think a Hunter M0 is that great to use until Warrant Officer 4, so what should I do? Find an alternative to Hunter? (If so, please do state good tanks which are Hunter-like, go WELL with Smoki, and are, hopefully, better to use during the W.Officer Ranks? Or, should I do the Micro Upgrades? (I know it's costly and I'd end up paying the full price anyway, but still...) This also brings forth a new question which I wanna ask (kind of unrelated to the first one though) -If I micro upgrade everything (Protection, Maximum Speed, etc.) 25 times; will I automatically get M1 after I've done all? Thanks for your time ^^